Use these printable forms and handouts in our Autism Safety Kit to develop a multifaceted safety plan specific to a person with autism's unique needs. Remember, a person with autism's safety needs can change as they get older or when there is a sudden change in routine, so the safety plan should be updated on a regular basis.
Showing posts with label wandering. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wandering. Show all posts
Monday, May 27, 2019
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Autism and Wandering Resources
A short video about autism and wandering.
Wandering Prevention Resources from Autism Speaks.
An Investigator's Package with specific questions on page 3 of a subsection that educators should have when contacting law enforcement.
Other resources on wandering (elopement.)
Wandering Prevention Resources from Autism Speaks.
An Investigator's Package with specific questions on page 3 of a subsection that educators should have when contacting law enforcement.
Other resources on wandering (elopement.)
Monday, April 2, 2018
Saturday, April 1, 2017
Archived Webinar - Wandering: How Affordable Smart-Home Technology Can Help Keep Our Kids Safe
Wandering: How Affordable Smart-Home Technology Can Help Keep Our Kids Safe
Come learn more about our smart home technology and take an in-depth look at cameras, door locks, smart sensors and the key role they can play in keeping your child safe from wandering or other harm. We’ll take a detailed look at the technology and provide real-life scenarios on how this customizable system has impacted thousands of families.
Click here to find the recording from the National Autism Association.
Come learn more about our smart home technology and take an in-depth look at cameras, door locks, smart sensors and the key role they can play in keeping your child safe from wandering or other harm. We’ll take a detailed look at the technology and provide real-life scenarios on how this customizable system has impacted thousands of families.
Click here to find the recording from the National Autism Association.
Thursday, June 30, 2016
Make this Summer Safer with Safety and Wandering Prevention Resources
Safety Tools You Can Use
If your loved one with autism is prone to wandering, it is important to have a multi-faceted safety approach, no matter your setting. Here are some safety tools, products and forms to help you get started right away!
- Family Wandering Emergency Plan (FWEP) Template
- First Responder Alert Form
- Big Red Safety Tool Kit: A Digital Guide for Caregivers
- Social Stories for Safety
- Autism Safety Resources and Products
- AWAARE: The Autism Wandering Awareness Alerts Response and Education Coalition
For more safety and wandering prevention resources for families and first responders, visit autismspeaks.org/wandering-resources.
If your child is participating in an Extended School Year (ESY) Program, this list of 7 Steps to Prevent Wandering at Your Child's School can help keep your child safe during the school day.
Thursday, May 26, 2016
Preventing Wandering: Resources for Parents and First Responders
Seven Steps to Prevent Wandering at Your Child's School
1. If your child has a tendency to wander, it is critical to address wandering issues in his or her Individualized Education Program (IEP).
If there is a history of wandering incidents, it’s important to call a meeting with school staff, administrators, and your child’s IEP team to make them aware of these past situations, as well as educate them on the autism wandering issue in general. If something changes or an incident occurs, you as a parent have the right to amend the IEP and adjust the particular items, at any time.
2. Write a letter requesting that you always be informed, immediately and in writing, of any wandering incident on or off the campus.
If your child requires 1-on-1 supervision, be sure to make this extremely clear to school staff – and clearly documented in the IEP – and emphasize that under no circumstances should your child be left alone at any time. A sample letter can be found here.
Read more and find additional resources here.
1. If your child has a tendency to wander, it is critical to address wandering issues in his or her Individualized Education Program (IEP).
If there is a history of wandering incidents, it’s important to call a meeting with school staff, administrators, and your child’s IEP team to make them aware of these past situations, as well as educate them on the autism wandering issue in general. If something changes or an incident occurs, you as a parent have the right to amend the IEP and adjust the particular items, at any time.
2. Write a letter requesting that you always be informed, immediately and in writing, of any wandering incident on or off the campus.
If your child requires 1-on-1 supervision, be sure to make this extremely clear to school staff – and clearly documented in the IEP – and emphasize that under no circumstances should your child be left alone at any time. A sample letter can be found here.
Read more and find additional resources here.
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
The SPECTRUM Alert: An Autism Elopement Protocol for Schools
After consulting with members of law enforcement, here is a protocol I’m
suggesting to my child’s school district. I’m calling it The SPECTRUM Alert for
Schools. The important thing to remember is that this alert/code will
necessarily look different for each school. To be effective, it must be
planned by individual schools based upon their location, size, design,
proximity to water, etc. The SPECTRUM Alert is not a ready-made plan, but a
roadmap for designing one .
S (Search grid) In conjunction with law enforcement, the school and surrounding community should be mapped out on a search grid. If the school is fenced in, there should be a perimeter walk to determine any areas vulnerable to elopement. From there, the grid should expand outward a mile or two, taking into account any and all bodies of water, dangerous intersections, train stations, parks, playgrounds, etc. School personnel not directly supervising students should already know and have practiced reporting to their assigned search areas. Note: Water should always be searched first. No matter what.
Read more here.
S (Search grid) In conjunction with law enforcement, the school and surrounding community should be mapped out on a search grid. If the school is fenced in, there should be a perimeter walk to determine any areas vulnerable to elopement. From there, the grid should expand outward a mile or two, taking into account any and all bodies of water, dangerous intersections, train stations, parks, playgrounds, etc. School personnel not directly supervising students should already know and have practiced reporting to their assigned search areas. Note: Water should always be searched first. No matter what.
Read more here.
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Preventing Wandering: Resources for Parents and First Responders
Amid a frightening number of wandering cases of children with autism this summer – many of them fatal – Autism Speaks wants to remind families of the resources available and the advice to follow to keep your children safe. 6 Tips to Help Prevent Wandering and Wandering-Related TragediesA Digital Guide for Caregivers: Learning to Prevent WanderingA Digital Resource for First Responders: Finding a Missing Child with AutismAWAAREAutism Safety ProjectAutism Safety Resources and ProductsTips from Our Community
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Tuesday, October 9, 2012
New Study Confirms Autistic Wandering is Widespread
“Occurrence and Family Impact of Elopement in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders,” was published today in the November 2012 issue of Pediatrics (published online Oct. 8). The study was conducted by the Interactive Autism Network at Kennedy Krieger Institute and indicates that half of children with autism wander away from safe environments. The study was funded by a coalition of autism advocacy organizations led by the Autism Science Foundation. Researchers surveyed 1,367 families with children between the ages of 4 and 17 who had been diagnosed with ASD. Nearly half – 598, or 49 percent – of the families reported that their child had attempted to elope at least once after age 4. Of those, 316 children went missing long enough to cause concern. Greater autism severity was associated with increased elopement risk. Children eloped most commonly from their home, a store, classroom or school. Nearly half of parents said their child’s elopement was focused on an intent to go somewhere or do something, versus being confused or lost. Close calls with calamities like traffic injury or drowning are frequent, with police called in more than a third of cases. Of parents whose children had eloped, 43 percent said the issue had prevented family members from getting a good night’s sleep, and 62 percent said their concerns had prevented family from attending or enjoying activities outside the home. For 56 percent of parents, elopement was one of the most stressful behaviors they had to cope with as caregivers of a child with ASD, and half said they received no guidance from anyone on preventing or addressing this behavior.
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